| abstract |
A polymerizable optically-active imide compound represented by the following general formula (I). Preferable among the polymerizable optically-active imide compound are compounds wherein X 3 and X 4 in general formula (I) are both —CO—, compounds wherein the rings A 2 and A 3 in general formula (I) are both naphthalene rings, compounds wherein the rings A 1 , A 2 , A 3 , and A 4 are all benzene rings, compounds wherein M 1 and M 2 in general formula (I) are both hydrogen atoms, or compounds wherein rings A 1 and A 4 , as well as rings A 2 and A 3 , in general formula (I) are the same ring, the groups M 1 and M 2 , X 1 and X 6 , X 2 and X 5 , as well as X 3 and X 6 are the same group in each pair, and n and m are the same number. |